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Seem Quotes by John Steinbeck
- We have never understood why men mount the heads of animals and hang them up to look down on their conquerers. Possibly it feels good…
- There are monstrous changes taking place in the world, forces shaping a future whose face we do not know. Some of these forces seem evil…
- The great concepts of oneness and of majestic order seem always to be born in the desert.
- The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business.
- Men seem to be born with a debt they can never pay no matter how hard they try.
- To a man born without conscience, a soul-stricken man must seem ridiculous. To a criminal, honesty is foolish. You must not forget that a monster…
- Do you take pride in your hurt? Does it make you seem large and tragic? ...Well, think about it. Maybe you're playing a part on…
- Time interval is a strange and contradictory matter in the mind. It would be reasonable to suppose that a routine time or an eventless time…
- Do you take pride in your hurt?' Samuel asked. 'Does it make you seem large and tragic? . . . Maybe you're playing a part…
- Riches seem to come to the poor in spirit, the poor in interest and joy. To put it straight - the very rich are a…
- Strength and success - they are above morality, above criticism. It seems, then, that it is not what you do, but how you do it…
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